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i do represent -- i try to work with the voters of that neighborhood consumers of government service and taxpayers. that group is not particularly well-organized. we try to piggyback our needs in the back of more well organized groups. there is a difference in our positions although subtle it has an impact on the outcome of services. i appreciate the discussion about the thirteenth amendment; there was a long period in history without an amendment of the constitution at that time; there was a divergence between provision of service and the needs of the time. we are in a similar time now. you have the louis armstrong airport, jfk. what happened to the george w. bush sewage treatment plant? >> next speaker. good evening ladies and gentlemen and the world it's almost like hollywood. i'm going to start my own television show, city hall. it's not silly. a lot of things going city hall, racism, discrimination, a lot of things. they even draw big -- here at city hall. right now i'm trying to get to something serious. i want to thank the new supervisors, particularly the supervisor of this d
i do represent -- i try to work with the voters of that neighborhood consumers of government service and taxpayers. that group is not particularly well-organized. we try to piggyback our needs in the back of more well organized groups. there is a difference in our positions although subtle it has an impact on the outcome of services. i appreciate the discussion about the thirteenth amendment; there was a long period in history without an amendment of the constitution at that time; there was a...
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how are people going to get jobs if the governments see that and realize they want cheaper jobs? >> well, neil, would argue that we have seen productivity go up and wages go down so i would challenge the fundamental function it's okay to pay nonliving wages. it destroys the middle class. the middle class is the back bone otherwise the economy. the fact this recession has gone on so long has a lot to do with the fact we don't have much of a middle class anymore. so if we want to look at this in the larger picture and long term, then labor unions are what we need. their decline has led to the decline he the middle class and hurt our economy tremendously. >> well, we had janitors -- in wisconsin, what we found out is we had public sector worker janitors being paid more than people with college educations. i don't think that's acceptable this. auto industry -- the reason why it went in the toilet and goes there every 25 years is because we're paying people above wages for the jobs they're doing. there's a reason why toyota has plants in the united states that are not union and they'r
how are people going to get jobs if the governments see that and realize they want cheaper jobs? >> well, neil, would argue that we have seen productivity go up and wages go down so i would challenge the fundamental function it's okay to pay nonliving wages. it destroys the middle class. the middle class is the back bone otherwise the economy. the fact this recession has gone on so long has a lot to do with the fact we don't have much of a middle class anymore. so if we want to look at...
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. >> ray hart, director san francisco open government i would like. two items that i would like on the screen until i remove them both. mary lee why do you have a double standard -- actions fell below the standard appropriate for a public official. the ethics commission recommended the mayor remove ms. gomez. the ethics commission sent a follow-up letter advising the mayor as to the reasons why he declines to take any action relation to ms. gomez contact. he refused to even acknowledge the recommendations regarding one of his appointed officials. well, boys and girls, can you spell the word hypocrisy? one of the things that i noticed, i served as a field election deputy person in the -- district in the 2008 elections. the hunters point, bay view community is traditionally and historically underserved. in the branch library improvement program of the 26 libraries, who got the last library after 10 damned years? bayview hunters point. those people should not trust you as far as you throw a rock. >> getting supervisors my name is andre -- i stay in distr
. >> ray hart, director san francisco open government i would like. two items that i would like on the screen until i remove them both. mary lee why do you have a double standard -- actions fell below the standard appropriate for a public official. the ethics commission recommended the mayor remove ms. gomez. the ethics commission sent a follow-up letter advising the mayor as to the reasons why he declines to take any action relation to ms. gomez contact. he refused to even acknowledge...
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mexican government is not very happy about this and has threatened to retaliate. sitting on top of the eastern conference central division. when it comes to the nba's most valuable team is their no. 3. this is according to forbes. they're worth $800 million. putting them behind the knicks and lakers. the chicago bulls led the league in attendance for a third straight year. then he is least valuable team is the milwaukee bucks. next a gun show opens here in the chicago area. also ahead senator dick durbin and chicago police superintendent gerry mccarthy discuss gun violence legislation. and live music this midday from "board of governors". they're on stage tomorrow night at 9:30 at "beat kitchen"! the 16-member sandy hook advisory commission met for the first time. their objective is to review school safety, gun control laws and mental health issues in light of the shooting in newtown, connecticut last month. yesterday, the commission received an update on the investigation into the shooting at sandy hook elementary school in which 20 children and six adults were k
mexican government is not very happy about this and has threatened to retaliate. sitting on top of the eastern conference central division. when it comes to the nba's most valuable team is their no. 3. this is according to forbes. they're worth $800 million. putting them behind the knicks and lakers. the chicago bulls led the league in attendance for a third straight year. then he is least valuable team is the milwaukee bucks. next a gun show opens here in the chicago area. also ahead senator...
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it involves her parents. >> according to the government lance armstrong is still lying. de talls on the latest suspicion when we come back. >> 23 men's after the hour. a beauty queen turns in her crown for bars. revenge killing of a man back in 2003. she and her boyfriend were accused of plotting to kill a husband of a friend of hers. she pleaded guilty and faces up to 4 years in jail. barnes & noble announced plans to close a third of htheir stores. they had 14 stores in the past decade as e books has become increasingly popular. heather? >> patti ann time now for another look at whose talking. for that we turn to lance armstrong. last week armstrong admitted to doping in an interview with oprah winfrey. is he lying? that is what president director of u.s. anti doping agency is talking about this morning telling cbs armstrong did not tell the entire truth during his interview. >> armstrong described doping as so routine it was quote like the air in our tires and water in our bottles. >> what did you think of that? >> it is simply not true. i think it's a cowardly self i
it involves her parents. >> according to the government lance armstrong is still lying. de talls on the latest suspicion when we come back. >> 23 men's after the hour. a beauty queen turns in her crown for bars. revenge killing of a man back in 2003. she and her boyfriend were accused of plotting to kill a husband of a friend of hers. she pleaded guilty and faces up to 4 years in jail. barnes & noble announced plans to close a third of htheir stores. they had 14 stores in the...
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federal government employees have the option for unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework. >> 90 degrees on this thursday morning. >> the numbers are in. how many >> the ratings are in for president obama oppose his second inauguration. fewer people watched compared with his first swearing-in. >> 20.6 million people across 18 networks watched the event. that is a steep drop from the 2009 inauguration, which drew 37 million. it was the second lowest rated this week, since 1969. it is a cold and snowy thursday morning. >> and the penalty
federal government employees have the option for unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework. >> 90 degrees on this thursday morning. >> the numbers are in. how many >> the ratings are in for president obama oppose his second inauguration. fewer people watched compared with his first swearing-in. >> 20.6 million people across 18 networks watched the event. that is a steep drop from the 2009 inauguration, which drew 37 million. it was the second lowest rated this week,...
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>> well, look, it's true that we have a deeply dysfunctional government. there is no-- there is bipartisan agreement on that, but there's also this to remember, we have an ideological chasm between the house and the president and you have the most liberal kind of speech possible from the president and the house is more conservative than it was after the last election and they are miles and miles apart and it's very hard to find common ground when one side thinks that spending more is the answer and the other side thinks that cutting is the answer, long ways between those points of view. >> you make a great point chris stirewalt. thank you for joining us. and the second begins his second term with new reports raising serious questions for his plans for the future. top advisors say that president obama's strategy is somehow intended to split the republican party just in time to impact the 2014 mid term elections and we'll take a closer look in the next hour. the white house preparing today for secretary of state hillary clinton to testify tomorrow regarding
>> well, look, it's true that we have a deeply dysfunctional government. there is no-- there is bipartisan agreement on that, but there's also this to remember, we have an ideological chasm between the house and the president and you have the most liberal kind of speech possible from the president and the house is more conservative than it was after the last election and they are miles and miles apart and it's very hard to find common ground when one side thinks that spending more is the...
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government by targeting this website. it contained a long warning threatening to release sensitive information about the department of justice in what it calls war heads, these are named after supreme court justices. you may never have browsed ussc.gov, but they said that there's a reason that they select method website, to target -- selected this website. earlier today, the fbi said they were aware of the cyber attack as soon as it happened and they are handling it as a criminal investigation. don? >> emily, thank you very much. anonymous, a hacker group has inserted itself into several news stories. they took a stand in a rape case that hit a small down in ohio, posting a video of one of the suspects and encouraging large scale protests. president obama will make a appearance with 60 minutes on the exit of hillary clinton. >> why did you want to do this together? a joint interview? >> the main thing is i wanted to have a chance to publically say thank you. because i think hillary will go down as one of the finest secret
government by targeting this website. it contained a long warning threatening to release sensitive information about the department of justice in what it calls war heads, these are named after supreme court justices. you may never have browsed ussc.gov, but they said that there's a reason that they select method website, to target -- selected this website. earlier today, the fbi said they were aware of the cyber attack as soon as it happened and they are handling it as a criminal investigation....
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. >> tom: it really focuses on the firm's ability to rate government securities and government asset back securities. we spoke with sean egan when the s.e.c. first levied these charges last april. the agency, sean, isn't calling into question your ratings. instead, it's talking about your application itself. what about the information on that application? >> that is the issue, and, according to the s.e.c., we think it's a paperwork issue that we... i was responsible for filling out that form. i filled it out in accordance with our lawyers' guidance. they said, "fill it out as honestly and accurately as possible," and i did. if i had to fill it out again today, i would do exactly the same thing. >> susie: it will be interesting if he really thinks that today in january. unfortunately, egan was not available for comment tonight. >> tom: we have an invitation to him, however, on this first trading day on this shortened trading day. stocks began the shortened trading week by adding to recent gains. the s&p 500 didn't manage to pull itself into positive territory until the early afternoon
. >> tom: it really focuses on the firm's ability to rate government securities and government asset back securities. we spoke with sean egan when the s.e.c. first levied these charges last april. the agency, sean, isn't calling into question your ratings. instead, it's talking about your application itself. what about the information on that application? >> that is the issue, and, according to the s.e.c., we think it's a paperwork issue that we... i was responsible for filling out...
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government is investigating this situation. >> and wait until you hear the group of people that want to sue this great cyclist lance >>> women who want to serve in combat will now have to meet same qaul fick as men. secretary of defense panetta made that change today. women will be allowed to take on a new role in the military. >> defense secretary said it's time for the military to acknowledge a new reality. >> men and women alike, everyone is committed to doing the job. they're fighting and dying together. >> the pentagon announced women will be allowed to serve in direct combat roles. new policy lists a 1994 ban. >> not everyone is going to be able to be a combat soldier. but everyone is entitled to a chance. >> women makeup 15% of the active duty personnel. more than 150 have died in afghanistan and iraq. this helicopter bilt lost both of her legs serving in iraq. >> america's daughters are just as capable of defending liberty and freedom as their sons oor women will be awill youed to be part of infan tri units and special forces. >> i think it will be hard. women aren't built th
government is investigating this situation. >> and wait until you hear the group of people that want to sue this great cyclist lance >>> women who want to serve in combat will now have to meet same qaul fick as men. secretary of defense panetta made that change today. women will be allowed to take on a new role in the military. >> defense secretary said it's time for the military to acknowledge a new reality. >> men and women alike, everyone is committed to doing the...
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government after hacking the federal sentencing commission's website overnight. here's what the site looks like right now. take a look, over the last hour it's been going from being totally shut down to showing this strange video right here along with a long letter of demands written in black and green. >> the video and letter are addressed to zcitizens of the world threatens, quote, chaos if the government does not give them what they want. nick, really bizarre story developing. what is this group anonymous demanding? and really, can they execute this? what's the real threat. >> it's important to note, victor. this group has a lot of credibility online and a lot of clout. it's not just someone behind the computer eating chee-tos. they're threatening to do more. they've hacked into the u.s. cc.gov this morning. they're not going into much detail about what these warheads are or what they do. they're threatening to release more sensitive files and information. >> you mentioned these warheads, nick, they're named for the supreme court justices. do we know if they h
government after hacking the federal sentencing commission's website overnight. here's what the site looks like right now. take a look, over the last hour it's been going from being totally shut down to showing this strange video right here along with a long letter of demands written in black and green. >> the video and letter are addressed to zcitizens of the world threatens, quote, chaos if the government does not give them what they want. nick, really bizarre story developing. what is...
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>>> progress does not compel us to settle centuries long debates about the role of government for all time, but it does require us to act in our time. >> millions of americans, of course, watched president obama lay out his vision for the country yesterday. keeping them honest, though, even as he spoke, another big washington power player was gearing up to advance its agenda. not lawmakers, judges or journalists. gearing up for battle to block bills or change them, usurp loopholes or widen them. you might like some of what they're doing, but chances are you won't be pleased about this. a congresswoman who just got re-elected but is leaving already taking what she learned in congress to get paid big dollars, leaving the people who elected her, basically high and dry. drew griffin is keeping them honest. >> reporter: she may be the perfect example of what washington critics call the revolving door syndrome. congresswoman, drew griffin with cnn. which could explain why all we got from congresswoman joann emerson was the slam-door treatment. the southeast missouri republican is quitting c
>>> progress does not compel us to settle centuries long debates about the role of government for all time, but it does require us to act in our time. >> millions of americans, of course, watched president obama lay out his vision for the country yesterday. keeping them honest, though, even as he spoke, another big washington power player was gearing up to advance its agenda. not lawmakers, judges or journalists. gearing up for battle to block bills or change them, usurp...
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we tried to persuade the government not to go to war in iraq. the irony for me was my own brother was fighting on the front line in iraq at the time and it was a very intense period and in the end it led to my departure from the paper because we were given some photographs of british troops apparently abusing iraqis, which may or may not have been fake. we never really found out about them, but i left. >> rose: there was more to that than that, though, wasn't it? the question was whether, you know, if those photos were fake? >> here's the reality, i certainly didn't know they were fake. the idea i would have published any pictures knowing they were fake is ridiculous and offensive and i've always made that clear to people. the reality is we had two soldiers come to us. they album full of photographs of them with soldiers in the period they were talk ug about. and then they had these other pictures of troops with their faces cut off the pictures, apparently urinating and abusing iraqi civilians. now, i was fired over this because the ministry of
we tried to persuade the government not to go to war in iraq. the irony for me was my own brother was fighting on the front line in iraq at the time and it was a very intense period and in the end it led to my departure from the paper because we were given some photographs of british troops apparently abusing iraqis, which may or may not have been fake. we never really found out about them, but i left. >> rose: there was more to that than that, though, wasn't it? the question was whether,...
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it allows the government to borrow money without congress approval. the treasury has warned the country could default on some loan as early as next month if the debt ceiling isn't lifted. the white house supports the measure. opponents say it just prolong uncertainty about the economy's health. >>> and the senate may decide today on a deal to curb the number of filibusters. aides say lawmakers are kploes to a compromise to limit the delays which minority partying use to kill legislation. democrats complain that republicans overuse filibusters to block their legislation. republicans say the tactic is the only leverage they have to get roll call votes on amendments that would otherwise be shots down by democrats. >>> 4:08 the time. 23 degrees. coming up on "news4 today," how vice president joe biden is using the web site google today to make a push for tighter gun control. >>> the legal trouble mounting for lance armstrong since he confessed to using performance enhancing drugs. >>> we're tracking winter weather this morning. we'll have snow across the
it allows the government to borrow money without congress approval. the treasury has warned the country could default on some loan as early as next month if the debt ceiling isn't lifted. the white house supports the measure. opponents say it just prolong uncertainty about the economy's health. >>> and the senate may decide today on a deal to curb the number of filibusters. aides say lawmakers are kploes to a compromise to limit the delays which minority partying use to kill...
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are governments, given the economic climate, coming forward? >> well, it really hangs in the balance because budgets are tighter than ever. >> reporter: there's never enough money, is there? >> that's right. whether it's funding scientists to create new inventions or getting them out there. every time i visit i say i wish we could move faster. >> reporter: the scope of gates' efforts is truly monumental. the world's largest private philanthropy, his foundation has paid out $25 billion in grants since it was founded. >> pelley: anthony mason at the world economic forum in davos. anthony, thanks. it may soon be more difficult to get a prescription for vicodin and similar painkillers. an f.d.a. advisory panel today recommended new restrictions on prescriptions and refills because so many patients become addicted. the u.s. anti-doping agency is giving lance armstrong an the u.s. anti-doping agency is giving lance armstrong an ultimatum, and that story is next. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not cause
are governments, given the economic climate, coming forward? >> well, it really hangs in the balance because budgets are tighter than ever. >> reporter: there's never enough money, is there? >> that's right. whether it's funding scientists to create new inventions or getting them out there. every time i visit i say i wish we could move faster. >> reporter: the scope of gates' efforts is truly monumental. the world's largest private philanthropy, his foundation has paid...
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and the government dropped the case. you're out there twisting in the wind by yourself. >> hamilton: yeah, yeah. and i knew a lot of other people had testified and it was all gonna be sealed. and everybody was just going to go along like it had never happened. >> pelley: usada had been monitoring the investigation and tygart thought that the evidence gathered by the u.s. attorney was overwhelming. why do you think he dropped the case? >> travis: i don't know, scott. it's a good question and one that if you find the answer, let me know. >> pelley: armstrong congratulated the government for closing the investigation and kept repeating what he told cbs sports in 2005. >> lance armstrong: explain to me how we've passed so many tests if we are so dirty? and they don't want to answer that question. and that's not fair. >> pelley: but tygart did want to answer that question and he began an investigation. he convinced riders to testify to usada. he looked at armstrong's tests from his first tour de france victory in 1999 and fou
and the government dropped the case. you're out there twisting in the wind by yourself. >> hamilton: yeah, yeah. and i knew a lot of other people had testified and it was all gonna be sealed. and everybody was just going to go along like it had never happened. >> pelley: usada had been monitoring the investigation and tygart thought that the evidence gathered by the u.s. attorney was overwhelming. why do you think he dropped the case? >> travis: i don't know, scott. it's a...
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. >> reporter: we're in front of city hall, where government business ends around 5:00. the lights remain on inside, because there's still work to be done. >> the niners are going to the super bowl. >> reporter: robert is a proud native san franciscan. the custodian considers city hall, his second home. >> i love the job. this is my second house. i live here eight hours a day, maybe more. >> reporter: he spent most nights here for the past 14 years. >> probably better than my own place. >> reporter: the 55-year-old is among the 50,000 city workers who may face a pay cut, when the current union contract expires next week. they say city administrators have considered cutting wages for jobs traditionally held by women and minorities. positions that pay 40,000, to $80,000 a year. >> we hear a lot about violence to women. this is a financial violence to women and minorities. >> reporter: saying there's no dollar amount attached to the proposed pay cut. the city says the cuts may apply only to new hires. if no agreement is reached by june 14, the matter goes to arbitration. >>
. >> reporter: we're in front of city hall, where government business ends around 5:00. the lights remain on inside, because there's still work to be done. >> the niners are going to the super bowl. >> reporter: robert is a proud native san franciscan. the custodian considers city hall, his second home. >> i love the job. this is my second house. i live here eight hours a day, maybe more. >> reporter: he spent most nights here for the past 14 years. >>...
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he's comparing to an east german government effort to dope at the olympics. he also denied that even within the sport of cycling, it was not the most sophisticated. but you're saying, juliet, it's arguable whether in all sports, but in the sport of cycling there was no other team that could do what this team could. >> well, i'm not sure. but if there was a team like that, then the u.s. postal service team wouldn't have won seven tours in a row. that was pretty phenomenal. there was a reason for that. you know, people tend to think it was because they were doping better than everybody else. >> it's, again, another development in this ongoing story. we'll continue to follow it. betty andreu we appreciate talking to you. and juliet macur as well. thank you very much. we're talking about this on twitter. let's continue the conversation on twitter @anderson cooper. >>> president obama sitting down for his first joint interview with secretary of state hillary clinton. we'll take a listen to some of what they said and look ahead at what could be next for secretary c
he's comparing to an east german government effort to dope at the olympics. he also denied that even within the sport of cycling, it was not the most sophisticated. but you're saying, juliet, it's arguable whether in all sports, but in the sport of cycling there was no other team that could do what this team could. >> well, i'm not sure. but if there was a team like that, then the u.s. postal service team wouldn't have won seven tours in a row. that was pretty phenomenal. there was a...
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government. they said this morning it was a very symbolic move to take down this website. >> what do they say in this long letter on the page about why they're doing this and why they're doing it now? >> we have an idea. a couple of weeks ago, co-founder, internet activist, aaron schwartz in new york, took his own life. members of anonymous say the u.s. government -- he was facing $1 million am fines and years in jail. they're saying that's culpability, the reason he took his life. in this statement, they mention aaron schwartz. i want to read a section of that statement. they say with aaron's death, we can no longer wait. the time has come to show the united states department of justice and its affiliates the true meaning of infiltration. the time has come to give this system a taste of its own medicine. the time has come for them to feel the helplessness and fear that comes with being forced into a game where the odds are stacked against them. >> certainly speaks a lot to how they felt about th
government. they said this morning it was a very symbolic move to take down this website. >> what do they say in this long letter on the page about why they're doing this and why they're doing it now? >> we have an idea. a couple of weeks ago, co-founder, internet activist, aaron schwartz in new york, took his own life. members of anonymous say the u.s. government -- he was facing $1 million am fines and years in jail. they're saying that's culpability, the reason he took his life....
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government. the hacker group anonymous chose this u.s. federal sentencing website. they said it was a symbolic move by them. they believe that the u.s. department of justice is in clear violation of the eighth amendment, cruel and unusual punishment they're calling it. our washington bureau reached out to the fbi earlier today, miguel, and we obtained this statement from the fbi's assistant director of criminal cyber response and services branch. he had this. "we are aware as soon as it happened and we are handling it as a criminal investigation. we are always concerned when someone illegally accesses another person or government agency's network." the fbi saying they're well aware of this incident which happened a little after midnight. we've been following it all morning. >> what does anonymous hope to gain from this? it sounds like they'll only bring war down upon themselves and the government. >> we've tried to reach out to other hacker groups to get their take, but in the statement, i was poring over the statement earlier this morning, they bring up aaron schwa
government. the hacker group anonymous chose this u.s. federal sentencing website. they said it was a symbolic move by them. they believe that the u.s. department of justice is in clear violation of the eighth amendment, cruel and unusual punishment they're calling it. our washington bureau reached out to the fbi earlier today, miguel, and we obtained this statement from the fbi's assistant director of criminal cyber response and services branch. he had this. "we are aware as soon as it...
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so there are so many fail safe mechanisms to prevent anything from happening in this government right now that i'm not sure there's any one reform that would do it. >> but, joan, at least getting to the speaking filibuster, i mean, stopping this call in to just bottle things up, wouldn't that have been important? >> i think so. i'm disappointed. i think it was a missed opportunity. day is right. we've got the problems in the house. but this was a chance to fix the problems in the senate and, you know, i think it was a missed opportunity. >> two against one, dana, you lose. >>> joan walsh and dana millbank, thanks for your time this evening. >> thank you, reverend al. >> up next, a big next step on gun safety with huge support from the american people. that spells trouble for the nra. plus, the republican plan to steal elections, peeling back the curtain on the right wing voting scam. >>> and then, i'll finally weigh in on this beyonce thing. i have a few things to say about it. you won't want to miss it. we have a big show lined up. come on back. what's next? he's going to apply testo
so there are so many fail safe mechanisms to prevent anything from happening in this government right now that i'm not sure there's any one reform that would do it. >> but, joan, at least getting to the speaking filibuster, i mean, stopping this call in to just bottle things up, wouldn't that have been important? >> i think so. i'm disappointed. i think it was a missed opportunity. day is right. we've got the problems in the house. but this was a chance to fix the problems in the...
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he's literally going to have to cut the government by 20%, more in some areas, over the next ten years. they just can't seem to get themselves oit of this debate. and where you stand on this depends on where you sit and the folks in washington are still sitting in clint eastwood's chair. >> but, joan, when you look at the fact that they keep going from one to another crazy theory, i mean, rush limbaugh came up with a new theory on president obama today. take a listen. >> 2016, waiting to happen. that is -- that is if obama decides to abdegait. obama may not give up the crown, just like queen elizabeth. >> obama may not give up the crown, like all of the sudden he's not going to leave aufgs. and to think that these are the people setting the tone. they're already talking about 2016. we're not even out of the week of the inauguration. duh, we did just re-elect the president who is going to be the president the next three or four years. are they trying to fast forward us so we will forget about the midterm and forget about making sure that promises made are promised kept with the re-elect
he's literally going to have to cut the government by 20%, more in some areas, over the next ten years. they just can't seem to get themselves oit of this debate. and where you stand on this depends on where you sit and the folks in washington are still sitting in clint eastwood's chair. >> but, joan, when you look at the fact that they keep going from one to another crazy theory, i mean, rush limbaugh came up with a new theory on president obama today. take a listen. >> 2016,...
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french government workers to stop using terms like weekend, and hamburger, and e-mail. and use french equivalents instead. they encourage teachers to introduce the new terms in schools. now the commission has a new target. hash tag. now, a hash tag is a word or a phrase prefixed with a pound sign. just like that. hash tag. it's used to mark key words or topics often on twitter. the american dialect society even voted it the word of the year. but the commissione hates that word because it is in english. they have invented a new term for the french to use. this term translates to sharp word. because the number sign looks like the sharp symbol used in music. the sharp symbol leans a little more to the left. but you know, it's appropriate. it's a little clunkier than the hash tag, too. but according to the commissione, that is the one the french will use. listen, france, we understand why you're doing this. france was the most important language for almost 300 years. you know what, we're probably going to feel same way about mandarin one day. but we don't ban your words. we
french government workers to stop using terms like weekend, and hamburger, and e-mail. and use french equivalents instead. they encourage teachers to introduce the new terms in schools. now the commission has a new target. hash tag. now, a hash tag is a word or a phrase prefixed with a pound sign. just like that. hash tag. it's used to mark key words or topics often on twitter. the american dialect society even voted it the word of the year. but the commissione hates that word because it is in...
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government? >> we had a political narrative, the obama administration did, of the george bush equivalent of mission accomplished. it was job well done. we wanted the narrative to say everything is okay in libya. it's been a wonderful success story. she did have time to go through the tv shows when it was a victory lap about the libya, the overthrow of gaddafi, she has better things to do on sunday mornings than explain this failure in leadership and failure in accountability and failure of our intelligence or what happened. we still don't have a clear picture. >> congresswoman thanks so much for coming in. >> thank you. >> coming up, perfume for babies? sounds slightly ridiculous, right? wrong. coming to a store near you. >> then are you ready for some football? clayton has the gadgets and gizmos to take your super bowl party to a whole new level. i wish he had the nachos. >> welt. >> you ready for some football. the countdown is on for the super bowl. lucky for you clayton has the gantle you nee
government? >> we had a political narrative, the obama administration did, of the george bush equivalent of mission accomplished. it was job well done. we wanted the narrative to say everything is okay in libya. it's been a wonderful success story. she did have time to go through the tv shows when it was a victory lap about the libya, the overthrow of gaddafi, she has better things to do on sunday mornings than explain this failure in leadership and failure in accountability and failure...
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no government, no government should be taking even half of what you earn, let alone two thirds. but listen to the left, phil mickelson is a punching bag, he's being mocked. professor, professor lynn burman from syracuse university says he should stop whining and give thanks for making big money. he says phil is just lucky, lucky. so you work hard. you use your brains, drive, talent and ability, and you are a successful american but the left says you are merely lucky. we want what you've got. and what's more, you don't deserve all that money. we are going to take it off you. this is the new mind meld and if you speak out and object, you are muscled into submission, you must apologize. who would have thought we would come to this? you have to apologize for financial success. [ indistinct shouting ] ♪ [ indistinct shouting ] [ male announcer ] time and sales data. split-second stats. [ indistinct shouting ] ♪ it's so close to the options floor... [ indistinct shouting, bell dinging ] ...you'll bust your brain box. ♪ all onhinkorswim from td ameritrade. ♪ >> announcer: you n
no government, no government should be taking even half of what you earn, let alone two thirds. but listen to the left, phil mickelson is a punching bag, he's being mocked. professor, professor lynn burman from syracuse university says he should stop whining and give thanks for making big money. he says phil is just lucky, lucky. so you work hard. you use your brains, drive, talent and ability, and you are a successful american but the left says you are merely lucky. we want what you've got....
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and they're looking for help from the federal government. what is it that you need at the local level? >> it's easy to say you need more money. you know, things are tight for everyone, including the federal government. let's use the tools that we currently have. let's get meaningful legislation on the books that's actually going to make a difference. things like universal background checks, which may seem simple on the surface, but is something that would be of help. knowing when a gun is lost or stolen or transferred to another owner. we lose an enormous amount of man hours just to find out it was lost or stolen five, ten years ago. meaningful things can be done relatively soon, i believe. plugging the loopholes that currently exist. there are some things that can be done that i think are low-hanging fruit. >> reporter: every time there's a big shooting, mass shooting, there's discussion about doing something now. what is different this time? >> i think the fact that 20 babies were murdered this time. i think that got people's attention. no
and they're looking for help from the federal government. what is it that you need at the local level? >> it's easy to say you need more money. you know, things are tight for everyone, including the federal government. let's use the tools that we currently have. let's get meaningful legislation on the books that's actually going to make a difference. things like universal background checks, which may seem simple on the surface, but is something that would be of help. knowing when a gun is...